Pit crew members work to change the tires on the number 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet for driver Danica Patrick during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Stater Bros. 300 car race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, February 20, 2010.
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GoDaddy, a boycott target for their support of the Stop Online Privacy Act, came out strongly anti-SOPA, and gained business during the "Dump GoDaddy Day."

Early reports (this will play out for about a week) show that Dump GoDaddy Day was a bust as far as moving domains away from GoDaddy. But the negative attention and boycott preparations, including big companies announcing their displeasure with GoDaddy, forced GoDaddy to renounce their pro-SOPA stance, and strengthen the weak anti-SOPA statements made last week. Other companies have reconsidered their SOPA support as well, which is a victory for the anti-SOPA forces.

Flexing Internet protest muscles may become a habit. Reddit.com, one of the first groups behind the Dump GoDaddy Day, now wants to directly target politicians who support SOPA and other scorched earth Internet regulations. While lobbyists may have the money, the people and companies powering the Web have direct links into the home of every voter. A Tumblr staff blog helped generate 87,834 calls to politicians in opposition to SOPA. Can angry voters make a bigger impact than lobbyists bringing contributions?

Dubious

Gone Daddy. Would have been better to be honest and state that they flipped after their idea to be political flopped.

Still don't like GoDaddy

They still support PIPA, and helped write the damn things, this along with the rest of the reasons should be enough to make everyone leave. They need to be made an example, they weren't a good company to begin with so it's not a bad loss.